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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 175 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the instructional media master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Instructional Media Design

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at East Carolina University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Instructional Media Design at Appalachian State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Instructional Media Design at North Carolina State University Report

#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Gardner - Webb University

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 44
Tennessee 65
Georgia 588
Florida 260
Virginia 146
West Virginia 6
South Carolina 214
Arkansas 94
Louisiana 84
Mississippi 44
Alabama 140

Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Instructional Media Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology 8,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Antanana.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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